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Prayer for the Day

by Revd Canon David White

31st May 2026 - Trinity Sunday

Mysterious, threefold God,
visit my heart and there find a welcome
as Maker, Mender and Builder.
Come, my Source, my Saviour, my Comforter;
take me up into the movement of love
which flows in your timeless unity,
threefold God,
Father, Son and Spirit.
Amen.

At the heart of our Christian faith is not an abstract doctrine, nor a moral philosophy, nor even a set of beliefs about salvation. At the heart of our faith is God as Trinity – the mystery of the one God revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our faith claims and proclaims that the deepest reality of existence is relational love. God is one and yet God is also eternally in relationship. The early Christians experienced God as Creator and source of all life, revealed in Jesus Christ, and poured into their hearts through the Holy Spirit.

Do you like dancing or even watching ‘Strictly’? Some theologians have described the relationship between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit as being like a divine dance which shows that God is not static but always on the move and expressing eternal joy, relationship and grace.

This prayer, by Angela Ashwin (retired writer and retreat giver who lives in this diocese) omits reference to dance – but maybe we can add that in as we say it. The Trinity is not a puzzle to solve. The Trinity is the living God into whose infinite relationship we are invited. Get ready to dance!